Maricopa County says it had no way to know its ballot printers would fail.
Votebeat is a non-profit news organization covering vote access and election administration across the United States. Sign up for our free newsletter here. One of the big questions Maricopa County voters had after November’s election was when many struggled to get to the polls: Should county leaders foresee problems coming? I don’t know. The county […]
Maricopa County to pay $8M for new printers as tech struggles grow | Politics
PHOENIX — After relying on retail-level printers to print hundreds of thousands of ballots on-the-spot and subsequently crippling county-wide Election Day, Maricopa County is planning a 2024 We plan to spend millions of dollars to buy a much larger, high performance printer per vote. place. × This page requires JavaScript. JavaScript is required to read […]
No rules for Maricopa as it replaces faulty ballot printers, spends $8 million
After relying on retail-level printers to print hundreds of thousands of ballots on the spot, followed by a county-wide breakdown of Election Day, Maricopa County decided that each ballot in 2024 I’m planning on spending millions of dollars to buy a much larger, high performance printer. To replace the defective $300 OKI printer, elections officer […]
Ballots were too long, paper too heavy for printers
Most of the November 8, 2022 Election Day tally issues were due to ballots that were too long and too heavy for some ballot printers in Maricopa County. according to reports by a team of independent investigators hired by the county to uncover the truth about Election Day chaos. Ballot printing issues that caused counters […]
Aging, overworked printers to blame for 2022 Election Day ballot issues in Maricopa County, investigation finds
Phoenix (3TV/CBS 5) — Officials have released the results of an independent investigation into what caused the ballot printer problem that plagued Maricopa County on Election Day 2022. The investigation, led by Justice Ruth McGregor, was part of a push by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Bill Gates Chairman Vice Chairman Clint Hickman Nearly […]
